CVE-2022-22585

Apple Security Advisory 2022-01-26-3

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. An application may be able to access a user's files.

Se presentaba un problema en la lógica de comprobación de rutas para los enlaces simbólicos. Este problema se abordó con un saneo de ruta mejorado. Este problema es corregido en iOS versión 15.3 y iPadOS versión 15.3, watchOS versión 8.4, tvOS versión 15.3, macOS Monterey versión 12.2, macOS Big Sur versión 11.6.3. Una aplicación podría acceder a los archivos de un usuario

macOS Monterey 12.2 addresses buffer overflow, code execution, information leakage, out of bounds write, path sanitization, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-05 CVE Reserved
2022-01-31 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-04-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053	2022-03-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054	2022-03-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055	2022-03-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057	2022-03-28
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059	2022-03-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 15.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 15.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 15.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 15.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				< 11.6.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " < 11.6.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 12.0.0 < 12.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 15.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 15.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 8.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 8.4"		-		Affected